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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
add
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From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He held that polytheism had played an important part in the evolution of culture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
assert
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
beings
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From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
bring
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From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
Christian
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From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
Christianity
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From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
condemnation
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From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
conquered
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
culture
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From this reading He held that polytheism had played an important part in the evolution of culture.
development
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
divine
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From this reading Polytheism opened up divine horizons of freedom to humanity.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
evolution
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From this reading He held that polytheism had played an important part in the evolution of culture.
extended
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From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
far
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
father-confessor
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
finally
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
freedom
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From this reading Polytheism opened up divine horizons of freedom to humanity.
generally
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From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
God
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From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
Gods
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From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
held
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From this reading He held that polytheism had played an important part in the evolution of culture.
heroes
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From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
horizons
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From this reading Polytheism opened up divine horizons of freedom to humanity.
humanity
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From this reading Polytheism opened up divine horizons of freedom to humanity.
important
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From this reading He held that polytheism had played an important part in the evolution of culture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He held that polytheism had played an important part in the evolution of culture.
individual
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From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
inestimable
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From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
morality
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
necessary
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From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
Nietzsche's
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From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
opened
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From this reading Polytheism opened up divine horizons of freedom to humanity.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He held that polytheism had played an important part in the evolution of culture.
played
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From this reading He held that polytheism had played an important part in the evolution of culture.
polytheism
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From this reading He held that polytheism had played an important part in the evolution of culture.
scarcely
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From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
schoolmasters
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From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
scientific
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
sensitiveness
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
sovereignty
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From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
sublimed
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
supernatural
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From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is scarcely necessary to add that Nietzsche’s condemnation of Christianity extended to the Christian God.
translated
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From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
up
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From this reading Polytheism opened up divine horizons of freedom to humanity.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gods, heroes, supernatural beings generally, were inestimable schoolmasters to bring us to the sovereignty of the individual.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He even went so far as to assert that it was the development of Christian morality itself--“the father-confessor sensitiveness of the Christian conscience translated and sublimed into a scientific conscience”--which had finally conquered the Christian God.
